I grew up playing a lot of sport – swimming, tennis, cricket – but the fashion used to bore me to death. Over the years this has changed, especially now with the Olympics in full swing. Sporty fashion is on every designer’s mind and its influence shows no signs of dying down.

While I head to brands like Adidas, Opening Ceremony , D-Squared and Dolce & Gabbana for cool sportswear apparel , one item that every man should own this season is a pair of statement trainers.

Luxe trainers have become all the rage, with high tops taking pride of place. Thanks to brands like Givenchy (who has created the must-have hybrid boot/trainer), Lanvin, Dior Homme and Alexander McQueen, trainers are no longer a casual affair.

Last but not least no one does it better than Nike. I would need a second job to stock up on all the pieces I love, but if I had to choose then I would pick the amazing multi neon colored limited edition AirMax trainers, created to commemorate the London Olympics. Kanye West has also created some magic with his Yezzy II style – we can now forgive him for his disastrous attempt at designing clothes!

The former Global Men’s Director at Levi Strauss & Company, Ayub has been involved in conceptualising brands, developing product lines and managing the business of fashion at a various levels over the last 14 years.

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Divia Harilela is the former fashion editor of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post and a much-quoted, extremely well-dressed authority on the fashion and luxury worlds in Asia. She founded her fashion website, The D’Vine, in April 2011. Read more